A Quick Shout-Out to The Poetry Instigator
The mention of poet Fred Chappell in my previous post (I’m working through his enjoyable but more-challenging-than-I’d-expected new collection, Shadow […]
Poetry
Mysteries/Thrillers, N.C. Events, North Carolina Literature, Southern Literature
N.C. Events: Margaret Maron’s Sand Sharks & Pamela Pease’s Pop-Up Tour de Frances
Topping the list of this weekend’s literary events is an annual favorite: the debut of Margaret Maron‘s latest Deborah Knott
Mysteries/Thrillers
Mysteries Upon Mysteries
In my classes on crime fiction, I’ve sometimes likened literary analysis and criticism to a kind of detection: We read
Mysteries/Thrillers, N.C. Events, North Carolina Literature
N.C. Events: Giardina, Peelle & More
Bestselling novelist Denise Giardina makes several stops in North Carolina this weekend and early next week, promoting her new book,
Mysteries/Thrillers, Reviews/Recommendations
Reviews in Washington Post & The Strand
Today, the Washington Post publishes my reviews of Cara Black‘s Murder in the Latin Quarter and Andrea Camilleri‘s August Heat.
D.C. Events, George Mason University, Interviews, Literary News
Bill Miller Discusses 2009 Fall for the Book
In addition to monitoring updates on the North Carolina Literary Festival (see last Friday’s update here), I also keep close
Literary News, N.C. Events, North Carolina Literature
N.C. Lit Festival Line-up Tops 100
The North Carolina Literary Festival announced today another 78 writers for its Sept. 10-13 schedule — including some big, big
N.C. Events, North Carolina Literature, Southern Literature
Southern Writers Earns High Marks From NYT
Chapel Hill author Nic Brown‘s debut book, Floodmarkers, is the focus of a rave review in this Sunday’s New York
Mysteries/Thrillers, N.C. Events, North Carolina Literature, Southern Literature
N.C. Events: Silva, Gilmer, Chappell, Holmstedt
A quick addition to the calendar here offers another chance for N.C. readers to catch Kirsten Holmstedt talking about her
Mysteries/Thrillers, North Carolina Literature, Reviews/Recommendations, Southern Literature
John Hart’s “The Last Child”
Today, the Washington Post runs my review of John Hart’s third — and in my opinion best — novel, The
Interviews, N.C. Events
Michael Taeckens Talks About His New Anthology, “Love Is A Four-Letter Word”
Michael Taeckens received his MFA in poetry from the prestigious Iowa Writers’ Workshop and now works as publicity director at Algonquin
N.C. Events, North Carolina Literature
N.C. Events: Dessen, Holmstedt & Carter
Just a quick look at what’s on tap over the next few days on the N.C. lit scene. First up,